Netanyahu suggests US aid port could be used to deport Palestinians from Gaza

Palestine

Published: 2024-03-20 23:49

Last Updated: 2024-04-27 14:49


Palestinians off the coast of Gaza. (File Photo)
Palestinians off the coast of Gaza. (File Photo)

“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested using the aid port planned to be built by the United States could be used to deport Palestinians, in a private Knesset meeting on Wednesday.

The US stated earlier that plans were confirmed to construct an temporary aid port off the shores of Gaza aimed to facilitate quicker aid delivery to the besieged Strip’s residents,

Netanyahu addedthere was "no obstacle" to the Palestinians leaving the Gaza Strip apart from the unwillingness of other countries to accept them - according to Hebrew media.

"The maritime aid passage will enable a significant increase in the amount of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza every day,” US President Joe Biden said.

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